Fry's slam keys J-Hawks sweep
Kenna Fry's grand slam erased a three-run deficit and lifted No. 9 Jefferson past No. 12 Xavier, 12-10, Tuesday and to a sweep of a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader.
The J-Hawks won the opener, 6-2.
Rachel Sedlacek slugged home runs in both games for Jefferson (7-1, 4-0). Both were three-run shots and the second gave the J-Hawks a 7-6 lead in the fourth inning of the nightcap.
“I just try to hit it where it’s pitched,” said Sedlacek, who was 5-for-9 with 7 RBIs in the twinbill. “I saw good pitches and did what I could. It worked out well tonight.”
Xavier (6-3, 5-3) came back and reclaimed the lead, 10-7, with four runs in the bottom of the fourth.
But the J-Hawks weren't done, battling back again in the top of the sixth inning. A hit batsman, error and walk loaded the bases for Fry, who capped a night full of big hits with a grand slam.
“It was right down the middle and I just drove it up the middle,” said Fry, who was 2-for-4 with five RBIs in the nightcap.
Jefferson added another run in the seventh and Hannah Petersen shut down the Saints to cement her second win of the night.
“The defense made some good plays and helped me out," said Petersen, who pitched a complete game three-hitter in the opener and three-plus innings in the nightcap.
“It was a big win for us,” Jefferson Coach Larry Niemeyer said. “They went up three and I thought it would be hard to come back, but the kids did it.”
Jefferson was the beneficiary of some leaky Xavier defense in the opener. The J-Hawks scored two runs in the second inning on three straight Saints errors and added another in the fifth with the aid of two Xavier errors. Sedlacek belted a three-run blast in the sixth.
“Jefferson hit the ball well, they always do and Petersen pitched well,” Xavier Coach Brian Erbe said. “As good as they are, we can’t give them that many extra outs.”
Sydney Galligan had an RBI single and Kristen Winter a solo home run for the Saints in the opener. Eighth grader Erin Drahozal hit a three-run home run and Jenna Schulte had a two-run double for Xavier in the nightcap.
GAME 1
JEFFERSON (6)
Rachel Sedlacek, LF, 4 2 1 3, Amber Grimm, RF, 4 0 1 0, Hannah Petersen 4 0 0 1, Hannah Towns, PR, 0 0 0 0, Kenna Fry, 1B, 4 0 0 0, Dani Stromert, 1B, 0 0 0 0, Maddie Koolbeck, DP, 4 0 1 0, Carson Burgart, SS, 4 0 1 0, Kaitlyn Davidson, 2B, 1 1 0 0, Maddy Blietz, 3B, 3 2 1 0, Nicole Marquart, C, 3 0 0 0, Katelyn Holub, PR, 0 1 0 0, Ashley Madsen, CF, 0 0 0 0. Totals 30 6 5 4.
XAVIER (2)
Courtney Colston, RF, 2 0 0 0, Kelsey Kuba-Tresnak, CF, 3 0 0 0, Abby Bedard, 3B, 3 0 0 0, Kristen Winter, 2B, 3 1 1 1, Tyler Sampson, SS, 3 0 0 0, Jenna Schulte, 1B, 2 1 0 0, Emily Walton, C, 2 0 1 0, Allison Schwach, PR, 0 0 0 0, Haley Deutmeyer, DP, 3 0 0 0, Sydney Galligan, LF, 3 0 1 1, Jacey Wiebold, P, 0 0 0 0. Totals 24 2 3 2.
Jefferson 020 013 0 -- 6 5 4
Xavier 000 011 0 -- 2 3 6
Petersen and Marquart. Wiebold and Walton. W – Petersen. L – Wiebold. 2B – Walton HR – Sedlacek, Winter. SB – Sedlacek, Deutmeyer.
GAME 2
JEFFERSON (12)
Rachel Sedlacek, LF, 5 3 4 4, Kailey Drake, CF, 3 2 1 1, Amber Grimm, RF, 4 1 0 0, Ashley Madsen, CF, 0 0 0 0, Kenna Fry, 1B, 4 1 2 5, Maddie Koolbeck, DP, 3 0 2 1, Carson Burgart, SS, 3 0 0 0, Kaitlyn Davidson, 2B, 1 1 0 0, Maddy Blietz, 3B, 3 2 2 0, Brooke Stauffer, P, 2 0 1 1, Katelyn Holub, PR, 0 2 0 0, Hannah Petersen, P, 0 0 0 0, Nicole Marquart, C, 0 0 0 0. Totals 30 12 12 12.
XAVIER (10)
Courtney Colston, RF, 3 1 1 0, Kelsey Kuba-Tresnak, CF, 4 1 0 0, Abby Bedard, 3B, 4 0 1 1, Kristen Winter, 2B, 2 1 0 0, Tyler Sampson, SS, 3 2 1 1, Jenna Schulte, 1B, 3 1 1 3, Audrey Richards, DP, 4 1 1 2, Erin Drahazol 4 1 1 3, Sydney Galligan 4 1 1 0, Erica Miller, C, 0 0 0 0, Allison Schwach, PR, 0 1 0 0. Totals 31 10 7 10.
Jefferson 102 404 1 -- 12 12 2
Xavier 600 400 0 -- 10 7 0
Stauffer, Petersen (4) and Marquart. Drahozal and Miller. W – Petersen. L – Drahozal. 2B – Drake, Koolbeck, Blietz, Schulte, Galligan HR – Sedlacek, Fry, Drahozal SB – Colston.
